Adrian volleyball sweeps Ypsilanti Lincoln

ADRIAN — The Adrian High School volleyball team cruised to an easy victory over Southeastern Conference opponent Ypsilanti Lincoln on Tuesday night. The Maples won 25-15, 25-14, 25-7.

"I thought we played pretty good," said Adrian coach Lacey Marvin. "Lincoln is a scrappy team. They're aggressive, and I knew they'd go after everything tonight."

Adrian (17-16-9, 4-6 SEC) started slowly, allowing the Railsplitters to gain an early 5-3 lead which they soon increased to 9-4. That seemed to light a fire under the Adrian players. The Maples score five straight points to tie the set and continued to roll. The tie quickly became a 15-9 Adrian lead. The Maples would make it 17-9 before Ypsilanti Lincoln finally scored, making it a 13-0 run for Adrian. Ypsilanti Lincoln then rallied briefly, pushing the score to 20-15 before the Maples scored five consecutive points to win the set 25-15.

For the second set, the Maples didn't allow the Railsplitters to get a quick edge and came out ready to play. Adrian took a 5-4 advantage early on, but Ypsilanti Lincoln battled back to take the set to an 8-8 tie. The Maples regained the lead and slowly began to pull away. Adrian's 11-9 lead soon turned into a 15-11 lead and then 20-13. The Railsplitters were running all over the floor trying to return Adrian attacks, leaving the team exhausted. The Maples took advantage of the opportunity and took the set 25-14.

"We're aggressive service-wise," said Marvin. "These girls are an all-around good group. They have a lot of skill, but we sometimes struggled with communication."

The third set was all Adrian from the get-go. In a blink of an eye, the Maples' 5-2 lead was suddenly an 11-3 advantage. The Maples increased their lead to 15-3 before Ypsilanti Lincoln scored a point, giving the Maples a 12-0 run and their second double-digit run of the night. Adrian kept on rolling, increasing its lead to 20-6 before taking the set 25-7 and the match.

"Hannah Schwartz had a great evening tonight," said Marvin. "She was really aggressive on the net. Paige Halfmann played really well, too. She mostly played the back row, but she got a chance to hit tonight, which normally doesn't happen."